_h. ,,_. f..,.., _ LGR. 0F THE iiieuii i§__ssr_ulu1u EAi__,_-TERN srnrss now.rinopsn _iii uni iiiiiia NA vAL Houoiiiyt I , _ MUCHDniviliesireisianorfklfH1ISiiiiiIi.iiii IN sH1P BUILDING i_i _ “ll . , Cities inundated. Many 1 f " ' Bill fer I"°feeSi"eII1° *fm* Wife the Offer of Winston ilhurchiil to tilt . . ._. .i. " _, _.__ - U. ~ e=~...i»'._.¢ystms°;.1_1sI»*\.II ~ -- _..,~-_ --_-_--_ , I I . .|i,i|. imprisonedtint Their ' A--or--‘-‘-°-‘ff--‘-=‘::_-:_-_-_-.-:::::_-_-.~.~:e¢»t-_-:_-,-_-.-_-_-_- I LOVELY NIILLINERY Rl' L. J. REDDlN’S_. . , .~.I»- \ . hats displayed this year than ever"by a lovely ict black buckle. before and the blending of colors, Another model in black _had an ex- onnimeiey or etyie, one enitainnty ouisite sam oemon feather’ et the w_a|'sxce_llently portrayed by, the mil-_side while the brim iid encircled liner, .Miss Flynn, emo has for her with small ostrich feathiirl. ° epsltotrnns an ex ag choice lot The tailored hats csmrin for most 0 A . ' 4 1 ‘ /I favorable comment and style effects were seen. The tam crown is ed' to display, was one bowsrof beau- I very much in evidence sndfoni in two tv and meh and every pert wee teen- ensues oi brown with et om- tifully decorated -with towers snriiment touched on with eerill vids 'very- follage making a lovely background pretty. _ ` ` ' ‘ ,mg more ing _encieqhragntne models. _Another omni were ri-1 vnu," ., . e lovely picture hat was of black haudiouie green satin ere ` rpg, nmllnery department. U16 WD' blilld Wm! I _l¥\l¢i1m°0l1¢ BIN!! Plums s mont effective hat. ' one-foivuuru. mnenre uensene nam ~9!~*.*¥."-"\‘I°"' 4 W “~°'° ’"°t"° ‘M °°"°" “ “»“°° ` ' °"““”“°“ °“ W' `“ ., ..,- JI- _ .,.. ., ,~,..._ ,. as §§ A naval holiday for n year as far as new construction is concerned, was the offer mudc to the world today by Winston Churchill, the first lord of the British adiniralty, when he submitted the British naval estimates to the house of commons this evening. In this way, he says the people of the world would obtain an almost instantane- ,ous mitigation of the thraldom in which they had been involved by the evil and insensate folly of the pres- ent acute rivalry in armaments. Scores of millions, he declared, were being squandered year after yeur without making any real difference in the relative naval strength of the nations of the world. His proposal, he argued, would involve no altera- tion in the relative strength of the world’s nnvies, and added :-"We ad- dress this proposol to all nntions and to no nation with more profound aiu- cerity than to_ our great neighbor over the North Sea. INCREASE IN EXPENDI'l`UL'iE R'ight"Hou." Winston" "Churchill, at the outset, explained the causes for increase in the niivnl expenditure. First, he said, it wus owing to decis- dons of policy to increase the num- ber of ships maintained in full com- mission in consequence of the new German naval iaw,aud to decisoins to increase thc numbers, iinil notably the pay of the personnel. Secondly, it wus duo to the in- crease in the size und speed, urmu- ments, equipment and cost of war- ships of ull kinds. It was necessary to keep price with similar vessel- building all over tho world. Thirdly, from the introduction und development of new services, princi- pally oil fuel, air service and wireless telegrnphy. Fullrthly, from the general in- crease in prices und wages, particu- larly in the cost of coal, oll,steel and all materials used in shipbuilding. A PERIOD OF EXPANSION Fifthly, from arrears in shipbuild- ing during the Inst two ycars,arising from the failure of contractors to| earn their proper instalments us manifested by delays in executing, current programs. The estimates, lic said, "would , have been substnntiuliy higher but for congestion in the shipynrclsnris-I ing out of the extraordinary demands upon the ship building plants, and especially upon the skilled labor sup- ply. If better progress is to be mode in executing programs, it will bc ne- cessary for me to ask parliament lu- tcr in the year for further supple- mentary estimates. EXPANSION “Tlie navy is passing thru n period not merely of expansion hut of swift and cel-iselcss develop- ment. The latest German navy has increased the number of vessels we require to construct each year,and that law and thc Mediterranean re-, quircments have still more increased the number and proportion of ships which must be maintained in the highest condition of readiness." To mun and maintain these result- ing war fleets a continued large in- crease in numbers of officers and men of all ranks and ratings is required. The increase in size, cost and speed of capital ships, compelled by the general development of naval sci- ence and the types building ubroiid is marked and increasing. The in- crease in speed affects not only copi- tal ships but destroyers, light cruisers and submarines. Increase in speed involves im- mense increase in horsepower. The increased cost of fuel particularly of oil fuel, is serious, and shows no likelihood of immediate abatement. The adoption by Germany, America and Italy, of large guna for primary armaments, and of larger and more numerous guns for secondary arma- ments, have necessitated a further ad- vance by us. \ The increased power and size of new and more expensive tprpedoes has lead to an increase in the num- ber of torpedo tubes, with a further increase in the supply of torpedoes. Larger ships and guns invnlve larger docks and un increase in the scale of all appliances und shipyard mn- chiuery. INCREASE MU ST CONTINUE “There is, I fear. no prospect of avoiding large and continuing in- ture years, unless the period of acute rivalries, of rapid scientinc expan- sion thru which we are passing comes to an end. Of all the nations of the world we are perhaps best able to‘bear_ such a strain if it should continue. We have greater occu- mulstions of capital than are 1011115 elsewhere. We are freed from need of maintaining an continental scale ur financial system out cost l But ' in creases in the navul estimates of fu- -l_,.i. lulntroducing British Navel Estimates. I. what is now taking place here and all over the world is so patent to tho meanest intelligence that concerted cilort to arrest it should surely bs the first official object. A WAY OUT OF THRALDOM. "Timers is happily a way open, and which will remain open, whereby tho people in the world could obtain al- most instantaneous mitigation of the thrnidom in which they have involv- ing themselves. Everything is ré- lative. The strength of one navy is .its strength compared with another, IThe value of a ship depends entirely upon the contemporary ship it may, | have to meet. , "The usefulness of inaval invention ‘ceases when it is enjoyed by other powers. Yet we see the ship types of every naval power superlsding those of the previous year. With re- morseless persistency scores of mil- ilious are being absolutely squander- ed, while every year all the naval iiowcrs are making not only the fleets of their rivals but their own fleet obsolete, without adding to their relntivc strength or pctual so- curity. Could any process he more stupid ? "The question that should be alk- ed of the great powers is this 1- If for the space of a year no new war- nhips be built for any navy, would your nuval interests or national ss- curity be prejudiced in any c - ceivuiilc way 1' Why should we ?il not take ii uuvul holiday for ayear, ns for :is new construction, or new construction of capital ships, is gon- cerned '_' 'i‘hat question I asked lust yeiir; that proposal I repeat this year. It implies no abandonment of any scheme of naval organization. or nnviil increase. It imposes no check upon the development of true naval eiiiciency. The nuances ol every country would obtain relief; no navy would sustain the slightest iniury. This is no appeal of. weakness panting behind which we make, but oi strength striding on in front. It is an appeal which we address 00 all notions and to 110 hation with more profound sincerity than our great neighbor over the North Sea., Let me any at once and without reserve l\o\v much we wclcume the calm friendly touc and temper of the re- cent Germun nnvul discussions.Britaim and Germany have the conviction that the desire oi both is to preserve peace." (7ANADA’S THREE SHIPS Mr. Churchill then turned to Brit- ish construction. He was glad to soy that nothing had happened dur- ing the year to alter the numerical programs submitted in 191-Z giving, f01` H Bi! years period, Britain 85 iireadnoughts, against Germany’s 14. He said that two ships would be ridded to this total for every extra vessel laid down by Germany. Addi- tional to this would he any ships Britain might have to build in c u- sequence of new naval devslopmects in the Mediterranean; _but no such ds- velopments are observable at the pre- sent time. He emphasised the fact that the Malay dreadnoughts and the three ships now under discussion in Canada, would also be additional, that being the specific condition upon which they are to be given and ac- ceptcil. ‘ “'l‘liese," ndileri Mr. Churchill, "are the bnsis of a naval policy, vi-hich,' coolly and inflexibly pursued during the next few years, will, ws believe, place this country and tha empire' beyond the reach of purely navel pressure, and which need not, at any state of its execution, bg fomented into s cause of quarrel with our German neighbors." coLoN1AL si-UPEI \ . "_I will now examine three sub- Sidlllfy Objections which may, with Isome show of plausibility, be urged from different parts of the house." continued Mr. Churchill. "First, ‘there is no obvious dilemma about colonial ships. ‘Either,‘ it is said ‘our standard of sixty per cent il ,sufficient for the time being, or it is not. If it is not, give us your und if we are convinced, we will- crease it. If it is sufficient, colonial ships are rsdundspt from that very fact = ` justifiable extra in my opinion, a _ people of these illlll expected to go on I the whole burden A 1 defence. ‘Vh`f_ _ ,, :Sd ‘N dw' aut” _ the email!-` "5, I masses _ ,fm Iggromw .`V""-°‘."|"°“°° which we an me1diI¢'11l*!l F"9°“' ueia mlieree \m°¢lF%F'9I“ if* 9** en... 'rn we, .. ee °' *'11* strongest nl” Q* "F *WMV* *°*t§\ new the mein l\1°¢11¢1'4 1°* 15° and security of the whole empire. We have also now. the inmediatl future, the by making special ur to send powerlu1lqu_sdrenl_ gnypartoftheempirewbid\\'_ , ioeauy tm-eetenee. 1ti_e_;~ -I I . however, thatwert; the ~ _ _Q __ _ _- ,decisive and the entre* ' _» -` ._ et tinually, our powei;,11l’Q 3 I- `,, ` I’ (continues on 11 'j_;_‘_'i' 4 ‘I I vs;-...§...Jo